Display-stand.



'PATENTED D30; 27, 1904. J. 1 RIEDX. DISPLAY STAND.

APPLICATION FILED JUNR9, 1904:.

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PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH F. RIEDY, or HAMBURG, IOWA.

. DISPLAY-STAND.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 778,335, dated December 27, 1904. Application filed June 9, 1904. Serial No. 211,814.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOSEPH F. RIEDY, a citi- Zen of the United States, residing at Hamburg, in the county of Fremont and State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Display-Stands; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to stands for displaying couches or similar articles of furniture in stores, s'alesrooms, and the like.

The object of my invention is to provide a simple, durable, and comparatively inexpensive display-stand by means of which couches" of-various kinds and sizes may be pivotally supported, so that they may be swung to any desired position to permit any part of them to be readily inspected.

With this andother objects in View the invention consists in certain novel features of construction, combination, and arrangement of parts, as will be more fully described, and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved display-stand, showinga couch mounted thereon. Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse sectional view taken on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional view taken on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a detail view illustrating the elongated eyes of the cross-braces and the manner of connecting said braces to the uprights.

Referring to the drawings by numeral, '1 denotes my improved display-stand, which comprises a suitable base 2 and a pair of uprights 3,

projecting vertically from said base. Said base may be of any suitable form; but as illustrated it comprises two parallel side rails 1,

which are spaced apart and secured together byv a pair of crossed diagonal braces 5.. The ends of said braces may be secured to the rails in any suitable manner; but I preferably form them with elongated eyes or openings 6, throughwhich and openings formed in said rails are passed bolts or other similar fastening means 7. The uprights 3 project vertically and have their lower ends secured to the centers of the side rails 4 by bolts or other suitable fastening means 8. The uprights are also secured to the rails by pairs of angularlydisposed braces 9, which have their upper ends secured to the uprights 3 by rivets l0 and their lower ends formed with openings through which the bolts 7 also project.

The upper ends of the uprights 3 are formed with openings 11, through which screws 12 are passed to pivotally secure a couch 13 or any othersuitable article of furniture desired to be displayed upon them. As shown, the upper ends of the uprights lie against the inner faces of the sides of the couch, and the screws 12 are screwed into said sides; but any other suitable means may be provided for securing the couch upon the uprights. In order to accommodate the stand to couches of different widths or sizes, I may adjust the uprights toward and from each other by means of a pair of cross-braces 14:. Said braces are pivoted intermediate their ends by a rivet or the like 15 and have their lower ends bent at i right angles and formedwith openings through which the said screws or bolts 8 also pass to secure them to the lower ends of the uprights. The upper ends of the braces 14 are also bent at right angles and are formed with openings through which the bolt 16 is passed to secure them to the upper portions of the uprights. The bolts 16 may be passed through any one of a vertical series of openings 17, formed in the uprights at or near their centers, in order to permit the upperiend of the braces to be adjusted vertically upon said uprights.

and the upper ends of the braces 14 are ad- I It will be seen that when the bolts 16 are removed justed Vertically upon uprights the latter will be drawn toward or from each other, so that the distance between them will correspond to the width of the couch or other piece of furniture. Owing to the sliding connection of the braces 5 and 9 with the rails 4, any lateral movement of the uprights 3 when they are adjusted will be compensated for.

, It will be understood that couches to be supported upon the display-stand'may be of varying widths and the uprights 3 may be adjusted at different distances apart to conform to the width of the couch to be supported by means of the braces 14:, which may be either spread farther apart at their upper ends or brought closer together, and thus carrying the uprights inward or outward at their upper ends to conform to the width of the couch. The elongated eyes 6 in the cross-braces 5 permit the movement referred to.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, the construction and operation of the invention will be readily understood without requiring a more extended explanation.

Various changes in the form, proportion, and the minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the principle or sacrificing any of the advantages of this invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what 1 claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A displaystand of the character described, comprising a suitable base, uprights projecting from said base, and means for pivotally supporting a couch or the like upon the upper ends of said uprights, substantially as described.

2. A display-stand of the character described, comprising a suitable base, uprights projecting from said base, means for supporting a couch or the like upon the upper portions of said uprights, and means for adjusting said uprights toward and from each other to accommodate couches of different sizes, substantially as described,

3. A displaystand of the character described, comprisinga suitaljilie base, laterallyadjustable uprights upon said base, and means for pivotally mounting a couch or thelike between said uprights, substantially as described.

L. A display-stand of the character described, comprising a suitable base, uprights mounted upon said base, means for mounting a couch or the like upon said uprights, and a pair of pivotally-connected cross-braces adjustably secured to said uprights and adapted to adjust the latter laterally, substantially as described.

5. A display-stand of the character described, comprising a pair of side rails, a pair of cross-braces adjustably connected to said side rails to secure them together, uprights secured to said side rails, braces connecting said side rails and said uprights, pivots upon the upper ends of said uprights adapted to pivotally secure a couch thereon, and a pair of pivotally-conneoted cross-lnaces having their lower ends secured to the lower ends of said uprights and their upper ends adjuslably secured to the upper portions of said uprights, whereby said uprights may be rljusted laterally to accommodate couches of difl'ercntsizes, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing \ritnesses.

JOSEPH F. RIEDY.

Witnesses:

F. M. S'row, L. E. STOW. 

